Nev, I still have two of those. One is still brand new, never used. I got that one in a bunch of stuff that was given to me several years ago. That was also my first fishing thing. I caught my first trout on it. You could cast it out then hook the like on a bell that was on a length of spring wire with a bell on it. The wire had a hook bend in it to slip the line in. When the fish took the bait, the bell would ring. I think I was about 10 years old then. I think they cost a whole nickel at that time, that would of been 1939. Tony
On Saturday, August 9, 2014 1:34 PM, Neville Gosling <[email protected]> wrote: I have been fascinated by fish and their environs since a small child. I begged my parents to get me some fishing tackle and eventually, I received a hand line for sea fishing comprising of a lead weight and 3 hooks separated on wire booms. The line was wound around an H shaped handle and one stripped line onto the ground and then whirled the weighted hooks around and let go towards the sea. My father didn't fish, but I believe that I have a deep instinct that makes me want to fish. I don't think that you can make someone into a fly fisher person unless that person either has that deep instinct or interest and is not aware of it. I know people that take up fly fishing and are very gung ho, only to lose interest and to move on to something else. Neville (Nev) Gosling The older I get, the better I was! -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
